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Georgia College & State University
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About: Georgia College & State University is a education organization based out in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Higher education. The organization has 950 authors who have published 1591 publications receiving 37027 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined social media communications of B Corps to identify salient topics and themes, analyze how these themes align with the triple bottom line (TBL), and evaluate social media performance against industry benchmarks.
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic and rising demand for transparency has heightened the importance of sustainability communications on social media to generate deeper stakeholder engagement. Although B Corporations (B Corps), businesses committed to the triple bottom line (TBL), could serve as a catalyst for sustainable development, little is known about how they communicate on social media during a crisis. Therefore, we examined social media communications of B Corps to (1) identify salient topics and themes, (2) analyze how these themes align with the TBL, and (3) evaluate social media performance against industry benchmarks. We focused on the apparel, footwear, and accessories (AFA) sectors in the U.S. and chose Twitter, a platform known for crisis communication. Using a qualitative method, we found four topics and 21 underlying themes. Topics related to social/environmental issues and COVID-19 were most dominant, followed by product/brand promotions. Further classification of specific themes and cases from a TBL perspective demonstrated that, overall, B Corps in the AFA sectors leveraged various approaches to promote balance between each TBL dimension. Lastly, although collectively B Corps exceeded some of the Twitter industry benchmarks, at an individual level, most brands had room for improvement to build a stronger community and promote synergy among the three pillars of the TBL.
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TL;DR: The association between acculturation and smoking among Latinas may be a function of loss of Latino culture identification, and intervention programs should consider targeting these at-risk individuals.
Abstract: Few efficacious interventions for tobacco use exist for Latinos. Identification of cultural factors relevant to smoking among Latinos can inform the development of efficacious interventions for Latino smokers. Acculturation is associated with smoking, especially among Latinas, but extant research is limited by operationalization of acculturation with unidirectional, single-domain proxies. We examined associations of multiple domains of acculturation with gender and smoking status among Latino adults. Cross-sectional data from 140 bilingual Latino adults was utilized. Acculturation was measured with the 4 subscales of the Multidimensional Acculturation Scale II (MAS-II). Logistic regression analyses tested interaction effects between MAS-II American and Latino Cultural Identification subscales, English and Spanish Proficiency subscales, and their interactions with gender, on smoking status. Higher English Proficiency was associated with greater odds of being a smoker at Spanish Proficiency scores of 4.5 or higher. Higher Latino Cultural Identification was associated with lower odds of being a smoker among women, but not men. Acculturation toward American culture, per se, may not be a risk factor for smoking; rather, its influence depends on Latino culture maintenance. Unlike in other areas of mental/behavioral health among Latinos, biculturalism may not be protective against smoking. The association between acculturation and smoking among Latinas may be a function of loss of Latino culture identification. Intervention programs should consider targeting these at-risk individuals. Longitudinal work that corroborates current findings and identifies mechanisms underlying these associations is needed.
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TL;DR: This approach is derived from a workshop at Purdue University in October 2001 and is based on case-based instruction in which the instructor either creates case studies that involve ethics or uses existing case studies in appropriate courses to make students more involved in ethical issues.
Abstract: The ACM Curricula 2001 has listed "computer science ethics" as one of the bodies of knowledge in the undergraduate degree in computer science education. However, it is up to the individual institutions on how to implement it. Traditionally, many schools including my school offer one or two courses in computer ethics in their curriculum. Very little has been reported on the outcome of this approach. Other schools incorporate ethical issues in undergraduate computer science education by adding ethical elements to each course. Yet another approach is to have a combination of both, to integrate ethics into one or two lower level courses and to have a capstone course in ethics. We present a fourth approach to integrate ethical issues into computer science education. This approach is derived from a workshop at Purdue University in October 2001 and is based on case-based instruction in which the instructor either creates case studies that involve ethics or uses existing case studies in appropriate courses. Students are asked to read the case studies and answer the questions that have been prepared by the author of the case study. We believe using this approach will make students more involved in ethical issues. A summary of the workshop objectives related to this paper is also presented.
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01 Dec 2007TL;DR: If the ancestral pollen type for the Calyceraceae, Asteraceae, and Goodeniaceae clade is the Gamocarpha type (convex intercolpar regions; no colpar ledges and no ektexine bridges), then the appearance of these structures within each family may be a synapomorphy supporting their close phylogenetic relationship suggested by molecular analyses.
Abstract: Pollen morphology of 13 species from all six genera of Calyceraceae (Acicarpha, Boopis, Calycera, Gamocarpha, Moschopsis, and Nastanthus) and representatives of the Campanulaceae and Goodeniaceae is examined with light (LM), scanning (SEM), and transmission (TEM) electron microscopy. Acicarpha, Calycera, and Nastanthus pollen grains are distinguished by angulaperturate apertures, colpar ledges and surface depressions between colpi known as intercolpar concavities (IC). Pollen of Gamocarpha and Moschopsis is tricolporate rather than angulaperturate and without an IC. Some species of Boopis are similar to the preceding genera (e.g., B. graminea), while others (e.g., B. gracilis) are angulaperturate with ICs. Structural features derived from fractured pollen in SEM and sections in TEM show pollen walls composed of prominent columellae ca. 0.55–1.1 µm high and <0.25 µm wide. The columellae terminate distally into a complex of shortened columellae ca. 1.5 µm in length and are separated by an illdefined irregular internal tectum layer. This structural complex is well known in several tribes of the Asteraceae and referred to as the Anthemoid type. In those grains with an IC, the structure consists of essentially short (ca. 1 µm), unbranched columellae, similar to those found within the Asteraceae subfamily Barnadesioideae (Dasyphyllum and Schlechtendalia). Goodeniaceae (including Brunonia) pollen has angulaperturate apertures, spinules (i.e., minute spines), problematic IC and some structural similarity to Calyceraceae pollen. The tendency within Calyceraceae to develop colpar ledges, ektexine bridges, and ICs may be a synapomorphy uniting the family with Goodeniaceae. If the ancestral pollen type for the Calyceraceae, Asteraceae, and Goodeniaceae clade is the Gamocarpha type (convex intercolpar regions; no colpar ledges and no ektexine bridges), then the appearance of these structures within each family may be a synapomorphy supporting their close phylogenetic relationship suggested by molecular analyses.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the Early Eocene flora of Republic, Washington, USA, which includes relatives of modern taxa that are known to hybridize and produce characteristic patterns of leaf morphology and venation (Rosaceae; Anacardiaceae).
Abstract: Hybridization is a key mechanism for increased diversification and speciation among modern plants and is especially important in certain families such as Rosaceae and Anacardiaceae. This mechanism is found to occur most commonly in areas of ecological disturbance, distribution, and migration. Resulting hybrid individuals have characteristic intermediate or mosaic patterns that combine those of the two parents in morphologically distinct and identifiable ways. The diverse latest Early Eocene flora of Republic, Washington, USA, is among the most collected of the Okanagan Highlands floras. This fossil flora includes relatives of modern taxa that are known to hybridize and produce characteristic patterns of leaf morphology and venation (Rosaceae; Anacardiaceae). In this study, we document patterns found in representative fossil leaves that are comparable to those indicative of hybridization in the modern relatives. We use the genera Sorbus L. (Rosaceae) and Rhus L. (Anacardiaceae) as models to demonstrate pot...
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Gene H. Brody | 93 | 418 | 27515 |
Mark D. Hunter | 56 | 173 | 10921 |
James E. Payne | 52 | 201 | 12824 |
Arash Bodaghee | 30 | 122 | 2729 |
Derek H. Alderman | 29 | 121 | 3281 |
Christian Kuehn | 25 | 206 | 3233 |
Ashok N. Hegde | 25 | 48 | 2907 |
Stephen Olejnik | 25 | 67 | 4677 |
Timothy A. Brusseau | 23 | 139 | 1734 |
Arne Dietrich | 21 | 44 | 3510 |
Douglas M. Walker | 21 | 76 | 2389 |
Agnès Bischoff-Kim | 21 | 46 | 885 |
Uma M. Singh | 20 | 40 | 1829 |
David Weese | 20 | 46 | 1920 |
Angeline G. Close | 20 | 35 | 1718 |